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D-Index
93
Citations
29566
World Ranking
2123
National Ranking
150

Overview

Peter Altevogt is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany. The scientific work spans several fields, with a primary focus on Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields include Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Cell Biology.

The research addresses several main topics such as immune cells in cancer, immunotherapy and immune responses, chemokine receptors and signaling, immune cell function and interaction, reproductive system and pregnancy, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, and histone deacetylase inhibitors research.

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Altevogt include Jochen Utikal, Viktor Umansky, Marei Sammar, Christopher Groth, and Samantha Lasser.

Publications by Peter Altevogt appear regularly in notable scientific journals. The most frequent venues for research dissemination are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Cancers
  • Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Altevogt highlight diverse aspects of cancer and immunology research:

  • Novel insights into the function of CD24: A driving force in cancer, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • IL-6 as a major regulator of MDSC activity and possible target for cancer immunotherapy, 2020, Cellular Immunology
  • IL-6 regulates CCR5 expression and immunosuppressive capacity of MDSC in murine melanoma, 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • STAT3 inhibitor Napabucasin abrogates MDSC immunosuppressive capacity and prolongs survival of melanoma-bearing mice, 2022, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Modern Aspects of Immunotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitors in Melanoma, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Vesiclepedia: a compendium for extracellular vesicles with continuous community annotation

    Hina Kalra;Richard J. Simpson;Hong Ji;Elena Aikawa

  • Exosomes: from biogenesis and secretion to biological function.

    Sascha Keller;Michael P. Sanderson;Alexander Stoeck;Alexander Stoeck;Peter Altevogt

  • Body fluid derived exosomes as a novel template for clinical diagnostics

    Sascha Keller;Johannes Ridinger;Anne-Kathleen Rupp;Johannes W G Janssen

  • Immunosuppression mediated by myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) during tumour progression

    Christopher Groth;Christopher Groth;Xiaoying Hu;Xiaoying Hu;Rebekka Weber;Rebekka Weber;Viktor Fleming;Viktor Fleming

  • Interaction and uptake of exosomes by ovarian cancer cells

    Cristina Escrevente;Sascha Keller;Peter Altevogt;Júlia Costa

  • Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Hinder the Anti-Cancer Activity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.

    Rebekka Weber;Rebekka Weber;Viktor Fleming;Viktor Fleming;Xiaoying Hu;Xiaoying Hu;Vasyl Nagibin;Vasyl Nagibin

  • Ectodomain shedding of L1 adhesion molecule promotes cell migration by autocrine binding to integrins

    Sabine Mechtersheimer;Paul Gutwein;Nancy Agmon-Levin;Alexander Stoeck

  • Targeting Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells to Bypass Tumor-Induced Immunosuppression.

    Viktor Fleming;Viktor Fleming;Xiaoying Hu;Xiaoying Hu;Rebekka Weber;Rebekka Weber;Vasyl Nagibin;Vasyl Nagibin

  • L1, a novel target of β-catenin signaling, transforms cells and is expressed at the invasive front of colon cancers

    Nancy Gavert;Maralice Conacci-Sorrell;Daniela Gast;Annette Schneider

  • CD24 is a marker of exosomes secreted into urine and amniotic fluid

    S. Keller;C. Rupp;A. Stoeck;S. Runz

  • CD24, a Mucin-Type Glycoprotein, Is a Ligand for P-Selectin on Human Tumor Cells

    Silke Aigner;Zev M. Sthoeger;Mina Fogel;Erich Weber

  • Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Transfer of Genetic Information between the Hematopoietic System and the Brain in Response to Inflammation

    Kirsten Ridder;Sascha Keller;Maria Dams;Anne-Kathleen Rupp

  • CD24 Expression Is a New Prognostic Marker in Breast Cancer

    Glen Kristiansen;Klaus-Jürgen Winzer;Empar Mayordomo;Joachim Bellach

  • CD24 mediates rolling of breast carcinoma cells on P-selectin

    Silke Aigner;Carroll L. Ramos;Ali Hafezi-moghadam;Michael B. Lawrence

  • Tumour biological aspects of CD24, a mucin-like adhesion molecule.

    G Kristiansen;M Sammar;P Altevogt

  • Malignant ascites-derived exosomes of ovarian carcinoma patients contain CD24 and EpCAM.

    Steffen Runz;Sascha Keller;Christian Rupp;Alexander Stoeck;Alexander Stoeck

  • L1 expression as a predictor of progression and survival in patients with uterine and ovarian carcinomas.

    Mina Fogel;Paul Gutwein;Sabine Mechtersheimer;Svenja Riedle

  • Systemic presence and tumor-growth promoting effect of ovarian carcinoma released exosomes

    Sascha Keller;Anne-Kathleen König;Frederik Marmé;Steffen Runz

  • A role for exosomes in the constitutive and stimulus-induced ectodomain cleavage of L1 and CD44

    Alexander Stoeck;Sascha Keller;Svenja Riedle;Michael P. Sanderson

  • Extracellular vesicle-mediated transfer of genetic information between the hematopoietic system and the brain in response to inflammation

    Kirsten Ridder;Sascha Keller;Maria Dams;Anne-kathleen Rupp

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Schirrmacher
Volker Schirrmacher German Cancer Research Center
Gerhard Moldenhauer
Gerhard Moldenhauer German Cancer Research Center
Andreas Schneeweiss
Andreas Schneeweiss German Cancer Research Center
Glen Kristiansen
Glen Kristiansen University Hospital Bonn
Holger Sültmann
Holger Sültmann German Cancer Research Center
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Andreas Ludwig
Andreas Ludwig RWTH Aachen University
Vance Lemmon
Vance Lemmon University of Miami
Josef Pfeilschifter
Josef Pfeilschifter Goethe University Frankfurt
Viktor Umansky
Viktor Umansky Heidelberg University

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